Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-19
State News



The Sunday Times says 1T Is understood
that the Canadian Government has contracted
for the establishment of new line of steam
ers from Canada to France. winter service
to Halifax, same as the Allan and Dominion
lines now furnish. The new company will
be permitted to touch st American ports dur
ing the winter. which undoubtedly mean.
Portland, WHERE Canadian freights will be OBJ,
tsined via the Grand Trunk Rsilwsy. If thi.
report is confirmed il undoubtedly will re.
quire the construction of another grain Gle.
vator az this port, and will perhaps account
for the singular reticence of the Grand
Trunk officials in not notifying the committee
of the Board of Trade. what kind of an ele
vstor is wanted. II has now been several
months since the committee conferred with
the Grand Trunk officials, aud notified them
that the people of Portland were ready to en-
gage in the erection of new grain elevator
and the only reason that any one has beer
able to give for the delay OF the railroad com
pany is that tits English, you know" After
all, II is rather humiliting that the city OF
Portland. with its magnificent harbor, should
be dependent upon the Canadian government
or Canadian railroad tor whatever line OF
steamers may run to this port
rankin.
1t is reported that company of capitalist.
with Frederick S. Dixon of Philadelphia Al
their head will erect a large hotel in the
Rangely Lake region. Mr. +. L. Page OF
the Elmwood, Phillips, will have charge OF
the house.
/ While the Witherel R. Davies
Company were playing "UBcle Toms Cabin
last "wednesday evening at Strong, with ar
audience of several hundred prisons, a small
tornado struck the tent. breaking the poles
and throwing the ir,mense tent fairly on tc
the heads of the people. Fortunately mos
or the lamps went out, but one started
blaze, which for few moments was threaten
ing The excitement was immense, and
there was no lack of lung power, but by the
assistance of the few left outside. all were
safely extricated and no serious damage done
except to tent and fixings -Phonograph.
HANCOCK
Some careless person on Mount Deser,
street, Bar Harbor, poured gasoline into the
sewer last Friday. The result was an explo.
sion in the cellar Of Mr. del Monies cottage
on the Bay Shore. MIR. Norton, the plumber
who was making some repairs there, lighted
match; the explosion followed, and Mr.
Norton was badly burned.
Fred Shaw. of Bar HarbGr, is doing some
good work as a sculptor. production fl 10.
ished by him at Florence during the past win.
ter was recently on exhibition at Bar Harbor
Ii Is marble bust of Mrs. A. Stewart, OF
Baltimore, Gu, from a block of Italian marble
This portrait has been pronounced by critics
as an excellent piece Of work
A special scholarship of the value of 5000
contributed by an unnamed donor to Yale
College for the study of Greek for the wears
81 SO in the American School of Archa ologv
IN Athens, has been won by Carl ID. Buck,
SO, Bucksport
Amasa Hosmer, one of Camden's aged cit
liens, met with serious accident last Friday
While coming up hill with a load of hay
leading his horse. he was struck and thrown
violently down by a runaway horse belonging
to Orlando Stevens of Lincolnvlle The
horse was being driven by son of Mr..
Stevens and he and his sister were thrown
from the carriage and injured Mr.. Hos.
mers head and arm were very severely in
Jured. He is about 80 years of age and fears
were at first entertained that he would not
survive the shock and injuries, but the pros
pect is now fair for his recovery. Miss
Stevens was seriously injured.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. James Hoffses, of North Waldoboro,
is the owner of cat which had severe fight
with fox one day last week Mrs Hoffses
was standing in her dwelling house door, and
saw fox make his appearance from the wood
and come within two rods of the house. At
the same time the cat jumped from the door
and the two had combat. The fox was de.
termined to master his prey, but the cat being
n and ba
match. The cat overpowered the fox and
followed him for some rods. The fox not
being satisfied, finally turned about and made
for his combatant again. But the cat being
still "eager for the fray" made the second
attack, and this time the intruder was glad to
disappear. Mrs. Hotfses declares she will
keep her cat as long as she lives.
At Friendship, few days ago, the people
on and about Martins Point were startled by
terrible crashing of boards and a splashing
of the water. Upon investigation they found
that the wharf of the Crystal Ice Co, had
fallen with two buildings upon it, belonging
to the Co. One was filled with sawdust and
the other contained 81 900 worth of ice tools.
One man was on the wharf when it went
down and fortunately escaped with ducking.
YORK.
The Biddeford Board of Trade has adopted
a constitution and by laws very similar to
those of other boards in the State. Consider
able interest is manifested in the new institu-
ton.
TIE band of strolling gypsies which made
its advent at Old o. chard last week. il
m iklng the tour Of Cumberland county, and
tie charge Is made against it th4t one of
the fildren which accompanies it was
stolen In New Hampshire, and efforts are
b' ing made to recover and return the child
Mrs Charles l.. Eaton. while riding Fri
day afternoon with party from the Sea
View house. keunebunk beach, lost valua-
bl~ GOLD watch fie- husband went in search
OF II 4 the evening and was successful in
tinriT g it At the Indian camp at Ocean Bluff
T." poor Indian was rewarded.
he eldest son of Rev. B. Randall of
o Orchard. William Trafton, who gradual.
ed Sth horror last wee from WESLEYAN
UGlvvrsity, Middletown, Conn. has been
APPOINTED PRECEDENT of the Chaffey college,
near Los Angeles, Cal He goes out at once
to enter upon his important duties. Mr.
Julius Hart, who resides at the Highlands, has
been offered the chair of music in the same
institution.
The Springvale Cotton Mills company sus-
pended operations i1 all departments Friday
Should the striking weavers desire to return
they will be taken back on the original terms,
the company having decided to make no com
promise whatever with them. 1t is under
stood that the weavers have voted to remain
out two weeks, thinking that BY the end of
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